Monie H.
Yelp
This was my first time here and I had an excellent service experience.
My party arrived on a Friday eve and the place was packed. Lawton has really grown over the past years and good places fill up quickly on Friday nights.
We were greeted by a hostess named Sharmaine who nicely explained that they were full, but she would be happy to walk around and see if she could identify any tables that might be leaving soon. We were going to just go somewhere else, but Sharmaine sweetly insisted that she'd look around first since most nicer/cool Lawton spots would be full at that time. Sharmaine came back and told us that if we'd be willing to wait about 10 minutes, she could seat our entire party (7 ladies). While we waited, Sharmaine chatted with us and was the perfect hostess. She was actually able to seat us at a large, clean table in under 10 minutes.
Right off the bat, Sharmaine had already earned this spot a Yelp star
Our waitress was a young lady named Mercedes and she was equally customer centric. Our group of ladies wasn't a "fussy" bunch, but since this was our first time here, we had lots of questions which Mercedes answered expertly.
We began with cocktails. I'm not a huge fan of margaritas, but Backporch could make me one. The cucumber jalapeno margarita was the perfect balance of cool & spicy. I also tasted the "perfect margarita" and must admit that it was darn near perfect, but a tad too sweet for me.
Now on to the food - I strongly suggest a burger! Their menu has a large section of "Craft Burgers," and yes indeed, they are craft burgers. I got the Kraken burger with sweet potato fries. That burger was simply stupendous. I usually don't like a lot of toppings on burgers, but this one was well seasoned and balanced with flavors - spicy, salty, sweet, sour, umami.......wowzers. My only complaint was that the gigantic onion ring on my burger was not quite fried to perfection ----- yes, I'm a persnickety burger snob. LOL!
The sweet potato waffle fries were the best I've ever had. They were cut thinner than usual so they crisped up beautifully.
All 7 of us ladies enjoyed our food and cocktails. Mercedes checked on us regularly, and even Sharmaine (hostess) came back to ensure that we were enjoying our visit. Kudos to them for going the extra mile on customer service.
The restaurant has a laid back, upscale sports bar ambiance. They offer an extensive craft beer and cocktail list, as well as weekend brunch. There are lots of TV screens around for watching sports, so it's pretty loud inside, but has a cool vibe and attracts a diverse crowd.
This spot is definitely going on my favorite list of places to eat in Lawton